The Card Counter

Reap what you sow.

We follow William Tell, a gambler and former serviceman who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from their past. Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a retired military major. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. Gaining backing from mysterious gambling financier La Linda, Tell takes Cirk with him on the road, going from casino to casino until the unlikely trio set their sights on winning the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

109 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Nudity, Violence, Drug abuse).
Drama, Thriller, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Babara, Bobby C. King, Ekaterina Baker
Director	Paul Schrader
Screenplay	Paul Schrader
Music	Robert Levon Been, Giancarlo Vulcano
Cinematography	Alexander Dynan
Editing	Benjamin Rodriguez Jr.
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2021
Produced by	Focus Features, LB Entertainment, Astrakan Film AB, Bona Film Group, Convergent Media, Convergent Media, Enriched Media Group, HanWay Films, One Two Twenty Entertainment, Redline Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Action, drama, thriller
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None (sic)
Sex	None (sic)
Violence	None (sic)
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for some disturbing violence, graphic nudity, language and brief sexuality.
Runtime	111
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 15 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 41 critics	16
Rottentomatoes critics 153 critics	15
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Led by Oscar Isaac’s gripping performance, The Card Counter adds another weighty chapter to Paul Schrader’s long inquiry into man’s moral responsibility.	17
CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey M. Anderson Powerful, intensely personal drama has strong violence.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 34 users	14
Rottentomatoes users 100+ users	7
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	8
IMDB 9355 Netizens	12
The Movie DB Community	13
Average .. 65%	13